Challenges there may be, but Albania’s economy is broadly in a good place. A boom in tourism is driving growth at levels above most of its regional peers. While tourism...
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Chişinău in Moldova, a country sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania, with a population of 2.5 million, could be Europe’s next outsourcing champion. Atlanta was this...
Some key new initiatives look set to help Latvia’s start-up scene move out of the shadow of its northern neighbour Estonia. That Estonia’s start-up scene...
Ongoing GPS jamming in the Baltic has led to all flights to Tartu in Estonia being cancelled. With Russia the likely culprit, Baltic foreign ministers are calling for a...
Ukraine sees itself as one of the largest exporters of green hydrogen to the European Union. But it will need serious investment to make it happen. Ukraine’s...
Twenty years ago this week, eight CEE countries joined the EU. According to analysis by the Polish Economic Institute, the GDP per capita of the eight countries in the...
To mark the 20th anniversary of eight CEE countries joining the EU, Emerging Europe speaks with PwC’s Agnieszka Gajewska, uniquely placed to offer insight on what has...
It’s hard to start a new company anywhere, but starting one as a woman in Moldova adds another layer to the challenge. Amid grey apartment buildings and speeding...
Stereotypes are like old, worn-out labels that people slap onto others without really thinking. They’re based on the idea that everyone in a certain group is the...
Central to Kosovo’s economic future is its ongoing dispute with Serbia, which restricts access to international markets and impedes foreign investment, crucial for its...
However, excessively weak recovery in Germany, disruptions to global supply chains and the election of Donald Trump as the next US president could also create turbulence...
The EU’s poor record in the Western Balkans over the past decade does not bode well for further enlargement. As we remember the success of 2004, it’s time to...
